1 ¶ These also are the generations of Aaron and of Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

2 A nd these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 T hese are the names of the sons of Aaron, anointed priests, whose hands he filled to administer the priesthood.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom Aaron consecrated and ordained to minister in the priest’s office.

4 B ut Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of Aaron, their father.

But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence and under the supervision of Aaron their father.

5 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

6 B ring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron, the priest, that they may minister unto him.

Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

7 A nd they shall keep his commandment and the commandment of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the testimony, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall carry out his instructions and the duties connected with the whole assembly before the Tent of Meeting, doing the service of the tabernacle.

8 A nd they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony and the charge of the sons of Israel, to minister in the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the instruments and furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and take charge of the Israelites, to serve in the tabernacle.

9 A nd thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given unto him out of the sons of Israel.

And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the Israelites.

10 A nd thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons that they shall guard their priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priest’s office; but the excluded who comes near shall be put to death.

11 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

12 B ehold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the firstborn that open the womb among the sons of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites; and the Levites shall be Mine,

13 b ecause all the firstborn are mine; from the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of men and of animals; they shall be mine: I am the LORD.

For all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast; Mine they shall be. I am the Lord.

14 ¶ The LORD also spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,

15 N umber the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers, by their families; thou shalt number every male from a month old and upward.

Number the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses and by families. Every male from a month old and upward you shall number.

16 A nd Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

So Moses numbered them as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

17 A nd these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

18 A nd these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

19 A nd the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 A nd the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

21 O f Gershon was the family of Libni and the family of Shimei; these are the families of Gershon.

Of Gershon were the families of the Libnites and of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.

22 T hose that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.

The males who were numbered of them from a month old and upward totaled 7, 500.

23 T he families of Gershon shall pitch behind the tabernacle to the west;

The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle on the west,

24 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the Gershonites, Eliasaph, son of Lael.

The leader of the fathers’ houses of the Gershonites being Eliasaph son of Lael.

25 A nd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the testimony shall be the tabernacle and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the testimony,

And the responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting was to be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

26 a nd the hangings of the court and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

And the hangings of the court, the curtain for the door of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, its cords, and all the service pertaining to them.

27 A nd of Kohath was the family of Amram and the family of Izehar and the family of Hebron and the family of Uzziel; these are the families of the Kohathites.

Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

28 I n the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

The number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 8, 600, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.

29 T he families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle towards the Negev;

The families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle,

30 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the families of Kohath, Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.

The chief of the fathers’ houses of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

31 A nd their charge shall be the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the veil, with all its service.

Their charge was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen, and all the service having to do with these.

32 A nd Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be principal over the princes of the Levites and have the oversight of those that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.

33 O f Merari was the family of Mahli and the family of Mushi; these are the families of Merari.

Of Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

34 A nd those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred;

Their number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 6, 200.

35 a nd the prince of the house of the father of the families of Merari, Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle to the Aquilon.

And the head of the fathers’ houses of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; the Merarites were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

36 A nd under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof and all the instruments thereof, with all its service,

And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari was the boards or frames of the tabernacle, and its bars, pillars, sockets or bases, and all the accessories or instruments of it, and all the work connected with them,

37 a nd the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their stakes and their cords.

And the pillars of the surrounding court and their sockets or bases, with their pegs and their cords.

38 A nd those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the tabernacle of the testimony towards the sunrise, shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

But those to encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the Tent of Meeting, toward the sunrise, were to be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the full charge of the rites of the sanctuary in whatever was required for the Israelites; and the excluded who came near was to be put to death.

39 A ll that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron, according to the word of the LORD, numbered by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

All the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the Lord, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22, 000.

40 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward and take the number of their names.

And the Lord said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

41 A nd thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the animals of the sons of Israel.

You shall take the Levites for Me instead of all the firstborn among the Israelites. I am the Lord; and you shall take the cattle of the Levites for Me instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the Israelites.

42 A nd Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

So Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn Israelites.

43 A nd all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

But all the firstborn males from a month old and upward as numbered were 22, 273.

44 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

45 T ake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the animals of the Levites instead of their animals, and the Levites shall be mine; I am the LORD.

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine. I am the Lord.

46 A nd for the ransoms of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, who are more than the Levites,

And for those 273 who are to be redeemed of the firstborn of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

47 t hou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is of twenty gerahs).

You shall take five shekels apiece, reckoning by the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs; you shall collect them,

48 A nd thou shalt give the money, of the ransoms of the odd number of them, unto Aaron and to his sons.

And you shall give the ransom silver from the excess number to be redeemed to Aaron and his sons.

49 A nd Moses took the ransom money of those that were over and above the ones that were redeemed by the Levites

So Moses took the redemption money from those who were left over from the number who were redeemed by the Levites.

50 a nd received of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, in money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

From the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, 1, 365 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

51 A nd Moses gave the money of the ransoms unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the money from those who were ransomed to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord commanded Moses.